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  2. Tamil calendar - Wikipedia

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    The months of the Tamil Calendar have great significance and are deeply rooted in the faith of Tamil Hindus. Some months are considered very auspicious, while a few are considered inauspicious as well. Tamil months start and end based on the Sun's shift from one Rāsi to the other, but the names of the months are based on the star on the start ...

  3. Ritu (season) - Wikipedia

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    Seasons are different times of the year and there are 12 months in the year. Every month has its own special season. The word is derived from the Vedic Sanskrit word Ṛtú , a fixed or appointed time, especially the proper time for sacrifice ( yajna ) or ritual in Vedic religion ; this in turn comes from the word Ṛta (ऋत), as used in ...

  4. Shona calendar - Wikipedia

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    Tenth month November: Mbudzi: Translates to Goat.During this month, goats are said to not give birth. As such, it is considered a taboo for a couple within the Shona societies to get married in November. December: Zvita: A time of giving thanks for having made it through the year. Derived from Mazvita, which means 'thank you' in Shona.

  5. Month - Wikipedia

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    A month is a unit of time, used with calendars, that is approximately as long as a natural phase cycle of the Moon; the words month and Moon are cognates.The traditional concept of months arose with the cycle of Moon phases; such lunar months ("lunations") are synodic months and last approximately 29.53 days, making for roughly 12.37 such months in one Earth year.

  6. Puthandu - Wikipedia

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    'new year'), also known as Tamil New Year, is the first day of year on the Tamil calendar that is traditionally celebrated as a festival by Tamils. The festival date is set with the solar cycle of the solar Hindu calendar, as the first day of the month of Chittirai. It falls on or about 14 April every year on the Gregorian calendar. [1]

  7. Your Birth Month's Color and Meaning, Explained

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    Meaning: Caramel is balanced and down to earth and promotes perseverance. When to Use It: Incorporate this color into life when you need a bit of grounding. Maybe you have a big project coming up ...

  8. Hindu calendar - Wikipedia

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    The solar months are named differently in different regional calendars. While the Malayalam calendar broadly retains the phonetic Sanskrit names, the Bengali and Tamil calendars repurpose the Sanskrit lunar month names (Chaitra, Vaishaka etc.) as follows: The Tamil calendar replaces Mesha, Vrisha etc. with Chithirai, Vaigasi etc.

  9. Hindu units of time - Wikipedia

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    The division of a year for each is twelve 30-day months or 360 days, where a day is divided into a 12-hour day proper and 12-hour night. [22] A 30-day month amounts to four 7-day weeks with an extra 8th day every two weeks (48-week year).